Quick removable and attachable button



March 26, 1968 .J. A. FREED 3,374,510

QUICK REMOVABLE AND ATTACHABLE BUTTON Filed Aug. 25. 1965 IN V EN TOR. M4 3? A @559 United States Patent Ofiice 3,374,510 Patented Mar. 26, 19683,374,510 QUICK REMOVABLE AND ATTACHABLE BUTTON Joseph A. Freed, 849Beck St., Bronx, N.Y. 10459 Filed Aug. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 481,462 1Claim. (Cl. 24--103) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A garment buttonincluding a button member having a depression on its rear side to holdslidably captive a configurated pin member used to secure the assemblyto a garment.

This invention relates generally to garment buttons. More specificallyit relates to quick removable and attachable buttons.

It is well known the conventional buttons attached by thread havecertain disadvantages. They cannot be quickly removed or attached whenthe garment is to be dry cleaned or the like; and thread, needle andscissors are required to be available for reattaching a buttonaccidently fallen off the garment. These features are objectionable.

Accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide animproved quick removable and attachable button which can be secured orremoved in minimum time without necessity of thread or requirement ofany tools; wherein it is not necessary to remove the garment off aperson to accomplish the same, and wherein the button position can beeasily adjusted for better garment fit.

Another object is to provide a button wherein the attachment means arefully hidden, thus allowing the entire front area to be available fordecorativeness.

Other objects are to provide a button having novel securement meanswhich is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged inconstruction and etficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily apparent upon a study of thefollowing specification and accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front perspective view of a button incorporating thepresent invention,

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged rear perspective view thereof,

FIGURE 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 4 is a front view of the button element per se,

FIGURE 5 is a view of the fastening pin per so as viewed in direction 55of FIGURE 3, and

FIGURE 6 is a view of the fastening pin per se as viewed in direction6-6 of FIGURE 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail the numeral 10 represents animproved quick removable and attachable button according to the presentinvention wherein there is a button member 11 and a fastening member 12.

The button member 11 is comprised of a singular molded part made fromany conventional button material and having any desired shape whereinthere is a front decorative side 13 and rear side 14 bounded by edge 15.

In the button member herein illustrated there is a central depression 16on the front side for receiving a photograph 17 or other decorative disctherein. Tabs 18 project radially inwardly over the depression forpurpose of securing the photograph.

On the rear side 14 a pair of posts 19 are integrally formed, each posthaving a slot 20 therethrough, the slots being in alignment with eachother. As shown in FIG- URE 3 the slots have a portion 20A which extendsbelow the surface of rear side 14 and into the body of the buttonmember. It is to be noted that the slots are perpendicular to thesurface of the rear side 14.

The fastening member 12 comprises a formed wire pin of resilient springmaterial having a straight shank 21 which has a point 22 at one end andwhich has a loop 23 at its opposite end. As shown in FIGURES 3, 5 and 6the loop has a specific configuration so to be self securing to thebutton member. The portion 24 of the loop which is immediately adjacentthe shank extends to one side of a central axis through the shank, asshown in FIGURE 3. The loop portion 25 which is immediately adjacentportion 24 is located on the opposite side of the axis. The loopportions 24 and 25 may be bent approximately perpendicular to the axisof the shank as shown in FIGURE 6 so to provide a relatively flat areafor conveniently pushing the pin durin securement to the button member.The terminal portion 26 of the loop is located on the said opposite sideof the axis and includes a terminal end 27 in abutment with anintermediate portion of the shank, and a straight portion 28 which hasan axis at an angle relative to the axis of the shank.

In operative use, to secure the members the pin point is inserted intothe slot of either one of the posts and then into the material 29 of thegarment. The pin is then pushed as indicated by arrow 34.9. Due to therelative size of the loop and length of the slot the pin will move withportion 28 sliding along surface 14 as shown by dotted lines in FIGURE3. Thus the point 22 also travels along surface 14. When fully in, thecorner 31 between portions 25 and 26 snaps down into the slot portion28A thus swinging the point 22 to the outer end 32 of slot 20 in theother post. This action prevents bunching the garment material andcausing wrinkles in the button vicinity in view that tension thereon isreleased at the final step of the attaching operation.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction it isunderstood that such changes will be in the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as is defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

1. In a button, the combination of a button member and a securementmember for securing said button member to a garment, said button memberhaving means for receiving said securement member, said securementmember comprising a removably attachable pin made of resilient springmetal, said button member comprising an element having a front sidesuitable for decorative purpose, a generally fiat rear side bounded byan edge, a pair of spaced apart posts on the said rear side, a slot ineach of said posts, said slots being in alignment with each other, saidslots extending through said posts and being perpendicular to thesurface of said rear side, a portion of said slots extending below saidsurface of said rear side into the body of said element, said pin havinga straight shank, said slots being adapted to receive said straightshank of said pin, said shank having a point at one end and a loop atthe opposite end, said loop having a first portion adjacent said shankwhich is on one side of an axis of said shank, a second portion adjacentsaid first portion, said second portion having a major part thereof onthe opposite side of said shank axis, .saidcfirst and 1,

second portions being bent approximately perpendicular to the said axisof said shank, and a third portion adjacent said second portion, saidthird portion'being on the opposite side of said shank axis andcomprising a terminal end in abutment With an intermediate portion ofsaid shank axis and including a straight portion which has an axis at anangle to saidaxis of said shank, and a corner between said secondportion and said straight portion of said third portion, said cornerbeing springingly' received, upon flexing of said resilient pin, withinthe slot portion of one of the posts which is below the said rear sidesurface, so to secure said button member and securement member together.

10 BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, OTHELL M." SIMPSON,

Examiners.

E. SIMONSEN, Assistant Examiner.

